PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoshida Kotaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kotaro comes to the cage accompanied by Dance Yourself Clean. Yoshida Kotaro has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Kotaro
vs
Black

194 cm
36
139 lbs
26 - 22 - 1

150 cm
23
130 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Yoshida Kotaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scott Black!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Hemmingworth and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Kotaro connects with a high kick.
Black looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kotaro lands with a slapping head kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Black has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kotaro connects with a crisp jab.
Black has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kotaro finds it's way round the side to connect with Black's head.
Kotaro really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kotaro dips to his left and cracks Black with an uppercut!
Kotaro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kotaro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotaro tests Black's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kotaro throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Black.

Black is rocked!
Kotaro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Black is still on wobbly legs! Can Kotaro finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotaro lands with a hook. Black tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kotaro lands with an overhand left.
Kotaro is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kotaro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kotaro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotaro lands a nice shot to the body.
Black takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Kotaro moves into range and clinches up with Black.
Black takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kotaro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Black lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kotaro connects with a knee to the head.
Black fails to pull guard.
Kotaro lands a big knee! That's hurt Black! Oh, he's all over the place! Kotaro lands another knee that sends Black to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshida Kotaro!
After the big win, Yoshida Kotaro made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.